Frugal, fearless, self-guided travel

Tag: Family

Brandon and I are in the midst of a travel lull at the moment. We began this adventure without a detailed plan of where to go and when, opting instead for the relative freedom of booking travel on short notice and moving along at our own pace. Since Romania, we’ve moved quite a bit: In … More A Welcome Mooring

Sweden is a place that I had been looking forward to visiting since I found out I was Swedish, so naturally I was excited as our train carried us from the fjords of Norway to the forests of Sweden. We were greeted at Göteborg Central Station by my distant cousin, Morgan, and his wife Lisbeth. … More Friends, Family, & Fika

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Why we do this

Jacquie, then a category manager at Amazon, had had an especially challenging day at work. During dinner, she expressed the uncertainty of her desired future to Brandon. He, thinking about his impending discharge from the Navy, mentioned his desire to travel once he separated. As they say, the light came on. So they are following that light wherever it may lead them.